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by E. Christian Brugger, Ph.D., Senior Fellow in Ethics
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 Think of it. A country on the verge of a Depression; its most powerful
financial institutions crumbling; the whole world in the grip of
uncertainty; millions unemployed; foreclosures too numerous to count; …
and the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives defends
spending enormous taxpayer sums on contraception: ‘it will save
millions;’ ‘help rescue states from bankruptcy;’ ‘protect women;’
‘reduce the number of pesky children.’
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02/12/2009
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by Joseph Tham, MD, Ph.D
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 For many people, bioethics is a big word that speaks of heated controversies about cloning, stem cell research or end of life issues. These debates appear to pit the religious against the secular, and the conservatives against the liberal establishment. While there is some truth to that, it is a little known fact that bioethics has a humble origin with roots that are religious. The story of how bioethics turned its back on its former allegiance is all the more pressing since this knowledge can shed some light on the current controversies.
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03/07/2008
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by Christian Brugger, Ph.D
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 "I’m talking about embryo destructive experimentation. The imminent danger is not that scientists will begin to create and destroy human embryos. That’s been going on for a long time, as had abortion in the U.S. before 1973... The problem is rather the institutionalization of the creation of human life for destructive purposes funded by the federal government."
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01/18/2008
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by Robert. P. George, Ph.D.
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Princeton Professor and Culture of Life Board Member Robert George speaks to the National Catholic Register shedding light and perspective on the milestones of 2007, in "The Year of the Embryo".
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01/07/2008
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